Charity Commission: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
2026-06-03 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · HL660 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Charity Commission spent on legal and other professional advice and court representation in pursuing a Judicial Review of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman from 2024 to the Permission Hearing at th
Answer
The Charity Commission for England and Wales spent £70,000 on external legal advice and representation in relation to this matter from 2024. In taking the legal action, the Commission was seeking legal clarity on questions of jurisdiction between it and t...